she is a very nice and warm teacher that has great enthusiasm for what she teaches/researches. her passion shows in her lectures. unfortunately the prof is good but the TA is a hard*** grader. i wouldn't take the class just cuz of the TA

She's a great professor, really nice and knowledgable. Class is not that hard. Mostly demand on readings and lecture notes. However, the TA's really hard grader, keep to see her in office hour is a good idea.

She's a really good prof. Makes me to be interested into the boring subject, and she's very knowledgeable. Plus, she's nice and willing to give all A's. So most people got A's and B's.

I loved this class! It was so interesting! But the readings were very dry and hard to read but I don't think most of the students read the readings. She gave nice summaries in class! Class is organized well, my notes were flawless! Makes studying for midterm and final a breeze!

Pretty easy class if you put in some effort.

She is the best professor on campus! There is no need to do the readings since she goes over all the imp. topics in class. Also, she helps you engage in the material easily. She is very helpful and always willing to listen. As long as you go to class and take good notes, this class is a piece of cake!

The readings are interesting and Zhang covers important point in depth. The exams are very easy too if you fill out the discussion questions which are very similar to the exam. The TA only grades the final essay a little bit tougher, but she makes herself available for help and is very useful during her office hours.

Lectures are great, she uses PowerPoint and summarizes the readings for you. Readings are extremely dry. Videos are interesting to watch. If you pay attention in class and take good notes, you should do fine on the tests.

This class was great. Lectures are very clear and down-to-earth, well-organized, and not too fast. The movies are also interesting but sometimes are a bit too much info, and the reading is dry but you don't need to do it. Just take good notes in class, study them well for the exam, and write a good paper, and you'll get an A. Discussion helps too!

Her lectures are pretty good and go along with the readings quite well. She's really approachable and her TA's usually grade the midterms and paper pretty leniently.

Love this woman! Interesting class and a pretty diverse set of topics. She is easy to follow and posts power points. Must go to class to do well. Readings are dry but the TA grades leniently. Good class!

Interesting subject material, she answered questions very completely and clearly. The Powerpoints were not too helpful and she seemed to rely heavily on them to carry the class rather than her own speaking.

Professor Zhang is passionate about her work and it showed in lecture. Lectures were overall clear and the topics were interesting and thought provoking.

She was passionate, focused on interesting topics, and evoked discussion. Her accent was not a problem at all. The 6-8 page research paper was very challenging, but the midterm and final were completely based off of study guides. Work consisted of 2 papers, watching movies (in class), and reading articles. Easiness really depends on TA.

RIdiculously easy class. I got an A- by going to half of the lectures and not doing the readings. Granted, I had a really easy TA. Your grade lies immensely on the TA. I feel like I didn't learn that much from the class because there wasn't much content to begin with. Anyway, if you're looking for an easy A, look no further.

Professor Zhang Li rocks! Her lectures are interesting and accessible through smartsite. There's no boring, long textbooks, just two medium-small size books (very interesting) and her assigned online readings, articles, etc. are very interesting, intellectual and stimulating. I love her class and would recommend it highly!

I highly recommend! Her lectures are accesible through smartsite and her assigned readings, articles, etc were very interesting and stimulating. Loved the vids she picked and the books she picked for class! She's fun and passionate & is really there to help the student succeed-not "test" us & exhaust us, but to really just help us learn & succeed.

Easy A class. Questions on midterm and final are mostly from the readings and slides. Feel like I didn't learn anything new in the class, go over basic/ obvious concepts so was often bored during lecture. If you're looking for an easy class, go for it. For an intellectually stimulating class, look elsewhere.

Easy A, awesome class. You don't need to go to lecture, but my TA took attendance for discussion. Few papers and 2 non cumulative midterms (multiple choice and essay). Just read the powerpoints and google doc study guides and you'll do fine on the tests!

Class is overall pretty easy, but her lectures are boring.

Easy A in the class. Only one midterm which gets its information directly off her lecture slides. Two papers which are very subjective to TA's grading. Slighyly dry with lots of readings that are a bit unecessary but overall good class.

Professor Zhang is awesome! She's really funny and the lectures are super straight forward. She also posts the power points online. I learned a lot from her class and it made me interested in Chinese culture. There are 2 tests (2 essay questions each) and a 6 page paper. Show up and do well on these and you'll get an A!

I love Li Zhang!! Although a lot of people think her class is boring, I really loved it. She assigns a lot of reading, but she talks about them in class and goes really in depth with them, so don't be worried if you're behind on her readings. Overall, you can tell she really cares about her students and wants to know their opinions on topics.

her lectures are kind of boring. attendance isn't mandatory. only one midterm (10 mc and an easy essay) and one final. one three page response paper and an 8 page research paper (on anything) TA's are so easy, easy class. coronavirus led to the final being an online essay on one of the book. tbh i didnt read any articles but test still easy

Prof is caring and wants you to succeed. Lectures are boring and most of the information is common knowledge. Don't need to go to class or do readings because midterm and final are based only on the study guide. One short response paper, 6-8 page research paper (kinda challenging), 1 in class midterm, and in class final. Easy A but boring class.

Very easy class. I didn't learn a lot of new information. We learned a lot of concepts with Chinese and Hmong examples/perspective (based on her research and book we read) which was okay but I wish more perspectives were involved. Took her during beginning of COVID, and she took early action to move everything online. Interesting class overall.

Zhang does a good job on covering a variety of topics in anthropology. Lectures can be a little dry especially if you are not interested in what the focus is for that week. Grade is based on a midterm, 2 papers, and a final. Both the exams basically ask questions about the readings and lectures. The papers are based off of films assigned to watched

Nice teacher, tries to be very understanding. Goes over all the information. Lectures can be extremely boring. I fell asleep during 5 lectures and I am the type of person who does not fall asleep that easily. Her accent is also kinda difficult to understand at first and can be annoying at times when she talks fast.

She cares for her students and its evident because she gives mental health checks and always offers more help if needed. Her lectures are super interactive and interesting. Her midterms are super easy if you pay attention in class because she gives a study guide beforehand.

Prof Zhang is a very caring teacher. Even if her lectures may be dry, they are important as she basically outlines what you need to know for the midterm and final exam. Discussion sections are mandatory. We learned about mental health, globalization, culture. 2 books required for class. Rest are articles.

Interesting topics and Professor Zhang is very knowledgeable, but sometimes the lectures could be a bit boring. Only graded on participation in section and four papers (two being exams). There is also a lot of articles to be read throughout the class and two books that you must read parts from in order to do well in the class. Overall, good class!

I really enjoyed this course, it was very insightful and eye-opening. Professor Zhang is really kind and supportive. Grading was based on two film response papers, midterm paper, and final paper. Attendance and participation is necessary but I think you really gain a lot from discussions and actively listening.

Professor Zhang is such a knowledgable and caring professor who articulates concepts well and is very down to earth with her approach to teaching. Lectures were long and sometimes a little boring, but she was so sweet, and TA Soha was amazing. Lenient grading, didn't do much paying attention in this class and got my first A+ in college. Great films

Graded on two film response papers, midterm paper, and final paper. Felt impossible to complete the number of readings assigned, but lectures summarized them. Attendance during discussion & participation mandatory for grade. Very articulate, emphasizes main ideas in lectures (pay attention to those and you'll be fine for exams).Grade depends on TA.

There were multiple weekly readings,they're long and dense (im pretty sure many students didn't even read all the reading). The TA grades your 2 midterm (700-800 words), a 6-7 research paper and a response paper based on the films. Midterms is fairly easy it, the harder part is the research paper. Grade will be based on TA gradings.

Professor creates a safe space for conversation and loves getting students' opinions on topics during lectures. TA's are very helpful and always answer your questions or get back to you with a proper answer. Make sure to take notes. Grades are based on a midterm exam, a research paper, and a final exam. Exams are in essay format.

my queen. her lectures are very interesting. she posts slides but you really have to be in lecture to understand what's going on. you do have to read a lot but if you just do the work the class is super easy. there were 2 papers a midterm and the final so not a lot to be graded on but hopefully ur ta is chill. def take it.

Dr. Zhang is great! Her lectures are engaging and interesting and she is a very kind professor. Discussion attendance is mandatory and there are lots of readings but you can get by with skimming. Overall loved the class and Dr. Zhang.

This professor has really organized lectures and they're easy to follow and understand.

Really nice course and prof. She covered lots of meaningful and inspiring topics about ANT. Grades mainly depend on 1 short essay, 1 research essay, discussion participation, midterm, and final in-class essay. Mainly writing work. But if you put enough effort into them, you will get good grades.

TA determines your grades. Mine was great. The lectures were mostly good. Not too bad but there are easier ANT 002 professors.

The class was on the easier end. The lectures weren't really important to go to. There is a lot of reading but isn't necessary to do ALL of them. Just make sure you read and understand all the major documents/books/stories before midterms/finals so that you can answer the essay prompts.

This is an incredible course. I had Professor Zhang last Spring Quarter. Her lectures are engaging. There's also a lot of writing in this class. I would NOT recommend skipping readings, especially the two (amazing) books covered; the class operates around them. Make sure to at least get a general understanding of the material and apply yourself.

Best Anth/Sociology professor in Davis. She make the hard and messy knowledge become understandable. Her book Anxious China may a little bit hard to understand for students without East Asian background but she will talk about it in detailed way so you can catch it up. If you want to know about Anth and East Asia(in objective way), take this class!

I found this class super interesting. The lectures are not mandatory and I did get bored at some points but the professor encourages discussion and participation so it's nice to hear what input peers have. The reading comes back in midterms so be sure to do those.

She's extremely sweet and loves the subject. The course opened my eyes to many problems facing the world. Highly recommend!

Taught a great survey course; well-paced lectures, broad overview of anthropology, and decently chosen readings for the course. You will feel the full 5 units of writing experience; one short (~2 pg) and one long (~7 pg) paper, in addition two in-class essays (~1200 words) for midterm and final. Mileage (and grading) will vary based on TA.

By far the best class I'm taking this quarter. Her lectures are very engaging and flow nicely. She is very educated on the topic she teaches. I learned many interesting things about society I was unaware of. Readings may feel like a lot, but can get past it by skimming them.

She is great! The final paper is due close to the final so beware. Overall she is amazing.

She goes off on a tangent mid-lecture sometimes but its generally interesting. Couple of readings a week that can be pretty heavy at times. Only assignments are : one 2 page and one 7 page paper + midterm & final (which are like 2 paragraph written tests). Overall pretty easy and solid GE.

Really engaging lectures that made me enjoy the class. I also had a great TA that made discussions engaging! This class made me enjoy writing, although there were lots of readings. Overall recommended.

The lectures were very interesting and I'd consider the class easy for 5 units. It's very lecture and reading-heavy so try not to fall behind on the readings and notes. You're graded on only discussion participation, the midterm, final, a short essay and long essay, so make sure to do well on those! (I managed an A+ but skipped half the lectures)

Great professor, very knowledgeable and engaging. No homework for the class, just lots of reading but if you go to lectures all information from readings you need to know for tests will be covered. Take notes during lectures and do the study guides, test questions are taken straight from them. Grading depends on TA. Two research papers, very easy.

Honestly, this class was a bit boring to me, but I still learned a lot! Very straightforward and the lectures were organized. But overall not a difficult class, the only hard assignment is probably the 7-8 page research paper. Pretty easy overall for a 5-unit GE. Professor Zhang was great but I didn't like my TA that much.

Professor Zhang discussed many interesting topics, and I loved the class! She cares a lot about the students and involves them in discussions as well. There are readings but you can get away with only reading summaries. Two papers were assigned as homework, and mine were graded lightly. The midterm and final were very easy.

good lecture, hard midterm and final

Very nice lady, amazing course for 5 units, take her class! Grading will depend on your TA, but the course itself is very interesting and a fairly low-intensity GE for the units it costs. Introduces you to some really cool short stories and films.

Professor Zhang is kind and delivers engaging lectures, encouraging student participation, which makes the class more enjoyable. Your grade depends on the TA you have. I had a stricter TA, which made things tougher, but my friends with more lenient TAs had easier grading and assignments. Overall, a 5 unit great class!

Professor Zhang was a really nice professor who cared about hearing from students. However, there's a lot of reading required for this class, and it's hard to get by without doing them. Lectures could be more interesting, but you can get by without paying too much attention to them. Exams are relatively easy as long as you read/watch the material.

Good lecturer and encourages participation. I found them boring, but I don't find anthro that interesting. Do the readings, even though there is a lot, it'll make your life easier for the two papers (one short, one research paper) and two tests (essay response, but if you do study guides you'll be fine).

Very sweet prof! Class has readings, midterm, final and two papers one of which requires two interviews. Grading depends on TA. As long as you pay attention and do all readings, easy to get an A. I personally dont like ant but found this class interesting. Appreciated how she moved class to zoom in light of election and posted lecture slides too.

This class was doable for a 5 unit course but it was boring at times. There are documentary days so those are chill. Grading had a couple things; two papers, a midterm, a final, and participation. Your grade low key depends on your TA because the class is massive in scale. There will be discussion sessions and my TA took attendance.

Really sweet professor! Knowledgeable on the material and approachable. Some outside reading, but for a 5 credit class pretty worth it.

Was extremely in depth about her knowledge about China. Fair grading by TA. Attendance Mandatory. 1 midterm 1 final. Final is not culmulative. Readings required 2x per week

Prof Zhang is amazing. She draws a lot on her own experiences in lecture and makes an effort to make the class interesting. There are a lot of readings, but as a non-major who ended up reading all of them, I'd say it was worth it. About a third of the readings are anthropologic blubber and jargon, but the rest is super interesting. And there's E.C.

Watched a movie every week. Midterm and final questions were taken word for word from the study guide. 700 and 2000 word papers. Graded super easy (depending on ta). I stopped doing the readings halfway through the quarter and I was completely fine. This class is VERY easy. Professor isn't the most amazing lecturer, but she's pretty good.

Super easy GE class! Grade is only based on short response paper, final paper, midterm and final, so it seems a little daunting but grading is very chill (depends on TA though). Very interesting and relevant material to the world today and super nice person overall! Would defff recommend